Movies (Warning, Spoilers Guaranteed)

I saw it this past weekend,and I'm still on the fence about it. I love the books, and was excited to hear that a movie adaptation was finally on the way, but wasn't too sure about 8 books getting compressed into one movie. I liked the action sequences and the casting choices for Walter and Roland. Wasn't too thrilled that Jake was the central focus of the movie, however. Originally Posted by JdeHog

Yeah, that seems to be a common criticism about Jake.

It seems a questionable decision to pack all that into one movie. Would likely have been better just as an adaptation of the first book to set up a franchise.

Yeah, that seems to be a common criticism about Jake.

It seems a questionable decision to pack all that into one movie. Would likely have been better just as an adaptation of the first book to set up a franchise. Originally Posted by SpankyJ

Apparently there's also supposed to be a TV series to expand the world introduced in the movie, with the possibility of more movies to come, so we can see elements of the books on screen. Aaron Paul has expressed interest in going for the role of Eddie, which would be pretty awesome. Also, from what I've read, the whole thing is supposed to serve as a 'sequel' to the books, so the producers will have a little more creative freedom.

Kingsman 2 coming out, I hope it's good. Loved the first one.

Kingsman 2 coming out, I hope it's good. Loved the first one.

Originally Posted by SpankyJ

Adam Reed and his Archer crew got to play with that one too. I think this actually counts as a teaser trailer for Kingsman 2...



Cheers,

bcg

Adam Reed and his Archer crew got to play with that one too. I think this actually counts as a teaser trailer for Kingsman 2...



Cheers,

bcg Originally Posted by bluffcityguy

That was well done!

IT is getting good reviews, I may have to check it out this weekend.

We all float down here.

IT is getting good reviews, I may have to check it out this weekend.

We all float down here. Originally Posted by JdeHog

I saw IT and IT was good. I recommend IT.

"It" sure had a great opening weekend. I read somewhere it did more this weekend than the entire theatrical run of The Dark Tower.

Famous directors as chefs

John DiMaggio (Bender on Futurama) as HAL from 2001: A Space Oddyssey

If anyone likes zombie movies. "Train to Busan" on Netflix is a really good one if you can tolerate subtitles (it's Korean).

Watched The Greatest Showman at the new Starlight Theater in Bentonville. Nice theater. The movie didn't really grab me all that much but it was definitely well done. I noticed that the sound in the theater was superb.

For anybody who's feeling nostalgic, Back to the Future is on HBO Now.

EDIT: The whole trilogy is on there!

I enjoyed "Upgrade" last night. Good movie. "The First Purge" wasn't bad either.

Looking for some good horrors to watch, though "Upgrade" was really much more of a Sci-Fi flick.